Thebaid (The World's Classics) - Hardcover

Statius, P. Papinius

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198147821 ISBN 13: 9780198147824

Verlag: Clarendon Press, 1992

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The Thebaid of Publius Papinas Statius, an epic poem in twelve books completed in about A.D. 90, has been thought by many to stand second only to Virgil's work among Latin narrative poems. It is the account of the war between Eteocles and Polynices, sons of Oedipus, for the throne of Thebes--rich in incident and always dramatic in tone, it unfolds a panorama of human ambition and violence, triumph and catastrophe. Though remaining within the Homeric and Virgilian tradition, it achieves its own power and vitality in thought, language, and description. This new translation captures all power of the Latin original, demonstrating that the Thebaid is not only a masterpiece of poetry but a compelling story, at times horrifying, noble, and pathetic, of humankind bound by the power of Fate.

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D. W. T. Vessey is Reader in Classics at King's College London.

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The Thebaid of Publius Papinius Statius is an epic poem in twelve books, completed in about A.D. 90. It has been thought by many to stand second only to Virgil among Latin narrative poems. Its theme is the war between Eteocles and Polynices, sons of Oedipus, for the throne of Thebes. Rich in incident and always dramatic in tone, it unfolds a panorama of human ambition and violence, triumph and catastrophe. Though remaining within the Homeric and Virgilian tradition, it achieves its own power and vitality in thought, language, and description. Held in high esteem and widely imitated in the middle ages and the Renaissance, the Thebaid of Statius is not only a masterpiece of poetry but a compelling story, at times horrifying, noble, and pathetic, of humankind bound by the power of Fate.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Clarendon Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1992
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0198147821
• ISBN 13: 9780198147824
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 428
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